Corporate Governance

Management Board

Dominik Richter, Group CEO

Dominik Richter

Group CEO

Dominik is 38 years old, was born in Munich, Germany, in 1985 and is a German citizen. Dominik has been CEO since starting HelloFresh in 2011. He is responsible for keeping a general oversight of the business and strategy. Dominik’s an entrepreneur to the core and started his first two businesses while still at university. Dominik graduated from WHU with a degree in International Business in 2009, and from the London School of Economics in 2010 with a Masters in Finance and worked for Goldman Sachs before founding HelloFresh.
Thomas Griesel, CEO International

Thomas Griesel

CEO International

Thomas is 37 years old, was born in Hilden, Germany, in 1986 and is a German citizen. Thomas is responsible for the international segment at HelloFresh and co-founded the company with Dominik in 2011. Thomas previously worked at OC&C Strategy Consultants and started a range of his own businesses and ideas. He graduated from WHU with a degree in International Business Administration in 2009, and from the London Business School in 2010 with a Masters in Management.
Christian Gärtner, CFO

Christian Gärtner

CFO

Christian is 50 years old, was born in Kronach, Germany, in 1973 and is a German citizen. He graduated with a Master's degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) in 1997. From 1997 to 2015, he worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs (since 2008 as Managing Director) and BofA Merril Lynch (also as Managing Director). There, he was responsible for the Equity Capital Markets division for the German-speaking region. In this role, he led more than 50 M&A transactions and more than 200 capital markets transactions. Since 2015, Christian has been CFO of HelloFresh and in this role has implemented comprehensive and efficient financing processes across the group, led the company's IPO in 2017 as well as a number of financing rounds and three M&A transactions.
Edward Boyes, CCO

Edward Boyes

CCO

Ed is 34 years old, was born in London, UK, in 1989 and is a British citizen. Ed joined HelloFresh back in 2012 and co-founded the company's UK business as CEO of HelloFresh UK. Four years later he was appointed CEO of HelloFresh in the US. In January 2020 Ed joined the HelloFresh Management Board as Chief Commercial Officer. Before joining HelloFresh, Ed worked at Booz & Company. He previously graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Economics and Management in 2010.

Supervisory Board

John H. Rittenhouse <br> (Chairman),

John H. Rittenhouse
(Chairman)

Mr. John H. Rittenhouse, 67 years old, US citizen, resident in Tiburon, USA, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Cavallino Capital, LLC, Tiburon, USA

John H. Rittenhouse is 67 years old, was born in 1956 in Queens, New York, and is a citizen of the United States of America.

Mr. Rittenhouse graduated from Rollins College (Business Administration and Entrepreneurship), the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee (Executive Masters of Business Administration) and St. Patrick's Seminary & University (Theology). Mr. Rittenhouse has held executive positions at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Michaels Stores, Inc. and Target Corporation and served as a national partner at KPMG. At Wal-Mart, he was chief operating officer of the Wal-Mart.com segment with responsibility for technology, supply chain, logistics, customer service and operations. For LVMH Moët Hennessy, he served as senior vice president of supply chain and finance, including responsibility for tax and transfer pricing. At Target Corporation, he held the position of Vice President Supply Chain and Inventory Management, where he organized distribution center operations and managed special projects for the CEO. At Michaels Stores, he served as Vice President Operations, and at KPMG, he was a partner in the Consulting Department, advising clients on risk provisioning and operations. In 2007, Mr. Rittenhouse founded Cavallino Capital, LLC, where he currently serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for the firm's capital, advisory and investment businesses. In particular, he is responsible for investments and advisory services. He also serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of VinAsset Inc.

Mr. Rittenhouse is currently not a member of other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half sentence 1 AktG.

Mr. Rittenhouse is currently a member of the following comparable German and foreign supervisory bodies of business enterprises within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half sentence 2 AktG.

Non-listed:

  • Flaviar, Inc. (Member of the Advisory Board).

At present, Mr. Rittenhouse's other significant activities within the meaning of the German Corporate Governance Code are as follows:

Non-listed:

  • Cavallino Capital, LLC (Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer)

According to the assessment of the Supervisory Board, there are no personal or business relationships between Mr. Rittenhouse on the one hand and the companies of the HelloFresh SE Group, their corporate bodies or a shareholder directly or indirectly holding more than 10% of the voting shares in HelloFresh SE on the other hand that are relevant for the election decision of the Annual General Meeting.

Mr. Rittenhouse has been a member of the Supervisory Board of HelloFresh SE since 2015 (i.e. for approx. nine years). He was most recently reappointed as a member of the Supervisory Board by the Annual General Meeting on May 12, 2023. His current appointment is expected to end in 2025 with the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting that resolves on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board for the financial year 2024.

Mr. Rittenhouse has expertise in the field of accounting and in the field of auditing within the meaning of Section 100 (5) AktG.

Michael Roth <br> (Deputy Chairman),

Michael Roth
(Deputy Chairman)

Mr. Michael Roth, 57 years old, German citizen, resident in Seattle, Washington, USA, self-employed consultant and member of other boards of directors

Michael Roth is 57 years old, was born in Fulda, Germany, in 1966 and is a German citizen.

Mr. Roth graduated from the University of Tübingen in 1994 with a degree in chemistry. From 1999 to 2019, Mr. Roth worked in various positions at Amazon in Germany, the USA, the United Kingdom, China and Luxembourg. He initially worked as Area Manager / Operations Manager for Amazon.de in Regensburg and Bad Hersfeld from July 1999 to June 2001. From July 2001 to December 2004, he was Senior Operations Manager Inbound and Outbound at a location in the USA and the United Kingdom, where he was able to significantly expand warehouse capacities and considerably increase productivity by improving the software and changing processes. Between December 2004 and April 2007, he worked as General Manager at LTN1 Marston Gate Fulfillment Center in the UK, where he developed the site's performance to one of the top five in the world in 2006. In December 2006, he was appointed Regional Director UK Fulfillment until October 2007 and Regional Director China Fulfillment from April 2007. As Director, Supply Chain Europe, he moved to Luxembourg in October 2007, where his responsibilities included the strategic expansion of the external fulfillment network as well as strategic and tactical capacity and inventory planning. In December 2008, as Vice President, Supply Chain Operations North America, he assumed supply chain responsibility for the North America Retail division with a network of more than 25 locations. In March 2010, he became Vice President, Supply Chain & Transportation Operations North America until January 2012, where he was responsible for the long-term capacity planning of a $ 25 billion physical retail organization with budget responsibility for $ 4 billion in annual supplier inbound transportation spend. He then assumed the position of Vice President, North American Operations, where he had operational responsibility for more than 60 fulfillment and sortation locations as well as transportation and supply chain operations for a $ 45 billion retail organization. Most recently, in January 2016, he was promoted to Vice President, Global Customer Fulfillment with full budget responsibility for fulfillment, transportation and supply chain operations in Europe, India, Japan and the Americas. He held this position until his departure from Amazon in July 2019. Since then, he has been a self-employed consultant and a member of several boards of directors.

Mr. Roth is currently not a member of any other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half-sentence 1 AktG.

Mr. Roth is currently a member of the following comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half-sentence 2 AktG:

  • Inpost S.A., Warsaw, Poland (Director (non-executive));
  • Fleetpride, Dallas, Texas, USA (Director (non-executive));
  • Rent the Runway, New York, New York, USA (Director (non-executive)); and
  • OnTrac, Vienna, Virginia, USA (Director (non-executive)).

Mr. Roth currently has the following other significant activities within the meaning of the German Corporate Governance Code:

  • Self-employed consultant.

In the opinion of the Supervisory Board, there are no personal or business relationships between Mr. Roth on the one hand and the companies of the HelloFresh SE Group, their executive bodies or a shareholder directly or indirectly holding more than 10% of the voting shares in HelloFresh SE on the other hand that are relevant for the election decision of the Annual General Meeting.

Mr. Roth has been a member of the Supervisory Board of HelloFresh SE since 2024 (i.e. for less than one year). He was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board by the Annual General Meeting on May 2, 2024. His current appointment is expected to end in 2025 with the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting that resolves on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board for the financial year 2024.

Florian Schuhbauer,

Florian Schuhbauer

Mr. Florian Schuhbauer, resident in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Co-CIO and Founding Partner of Active Ownership Capital S.à r.l. and Active Ownership Corporation S.à r.l.

Florian Schuhbauer was born in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany in 1975. He is Co- CIO and Founding Partner of Active Ownership Capital S.à r.l. and Active Ownership Corporation S.à r.l. (AOC) and has more than 20 years of investment experience as well as experience in operational management positions. He started his career at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in risk management and equity research. Together with partners, he then built up the software company Newtron AG, which offers software for optimizing strategic procurement processes. Following the sale of Newtron, he became CFO and Executive Vice President at DHL Global Mail in the USA, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post AG. After his time at DHL, Florian Schuhbauer initially worked at General Capital Group, where he mainly focused on applying a private equity approach to listed companies, before building up the public equity business as a partner at Triton Partners before founding AOC.  Florian Schuhbauer graduated from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management with a Master in Finance and Business Administration.

Mr. Schuhbauer is currently a member of the following other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half-sentence 1 AktG:
  • FamiCord AG (listed, Chairman of the Supervisory Board - until the Annual General Meeting 2025)
  • NFON AG (listed, member of the Supervisory Board).
Mr. Schuhbauer is currently a member of the following comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half-sentence 2 AktG:
  • H2Apex Group SCA (listed, member of the Supervisory Board - until the Annual General Meeting 2025)
  • CI Games SE (listed, member of the Supervisory Board - until the 2025 Annual General Meeting)
  • MTG AB (listed, non-executive member of the Board)
  • Aonic MidCo S.à r.l. (not listed, Chairman of the Advisory Board)
  • HomeToGo SE (listed, proposed for first-time election to the Supervisory
  • Board at the Annual General Meeting on May 27, 2025).
Mr. Schuhbauer currently has the following other significant activities within the meaning of the German Corporate Governance Code:
  • Co-CIO and Founding Partner of Active Ownership Capital S.à r.l. and Active Ownership Corporation S.à r.l.
Oliver Tant,

Oliver Tant

Mr. Oliver Tant, resident in London, United Kingdom, independent consultant

Oliver Tant holds a Bachelor of Science (1st Class Honors) in Economics and Business Economics from the University of Southampton. Following his studies, he worked in various positions at KPMG in London between 1982 and 2013. During this time he built three successful operational teams in three different major business areas and led the development of KPMG's junior staff in the global financial advisory practice. Amongst others, he led a group of around 10 partners and 200 staff as Managing Director - Travel, Leisure and Tourism Market Segments from 1996 to 1997, rebuilt KPMG's private equity advisory practice between 1997 and 2005 as Managing Director - Private Equity Market Segment and made it the fastest growing business. Between 2005 and 2008, as Joint Global Managing Director - Advisory Division, he led the financial advisory business (M&A, forensics and turnaround business) in 50 countries. Following the financial crisis and during the sovereign debt crisis, he led KPMG's audit division with 3,500 employees as Managing Director - Audit Division. From 2012 to 2013, as Vice Chairman, he overhauled KPMG's key account activities and developed and implemented a new go-to-market strategy. In 2013, he joined Imperial Brands as Group Chief Financial Officer, where he supported the transformation of the business to next generation products. Other key transformation topics during his 28 tenure until 2021 were the realignment of the finance department, a new IT strategy, M&A activities, financing and cost optimization. Between 2022 and 2023, Oliver Tant worked as interim CFO for the Modulaire Group, a portfolio company of Brookfield Asset Management.

Mr. Tant is currently not a member of any other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half-sentence 1 AktG.

Mr. Tant is currently a member of the following comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises within the meaning of Section 125 para. 1 sentence 5 clause 2 AktG:
  •  B&M European Value Retail S.A. (listed company, independent member of the Board of Directors (Senior Independent Non-Executive Director) and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee)
  •  Forvis Mazars UK (non-listed, non-executive Chair of the Audit Board).
  •  The Copse House Cider Company Limited (not listed, Director)
  •  Landshire Estates Limited (not listed, Director)
  •  Stellar Martineau Estates LP (not listed, Director)
  •  Cobalt Data Centres 2 LP (not listed, Director).
Mr. Tant currently has no other significant activities within the meaning of the German Corporate Governance Code
Arjan Dijk,

Arjan Dijk

Mr. Arjan Dijk, resident in Amsterdam, Netherlands, self-employed consultant

Born in the Netherlands in 1970, Arjan Dijk holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Nyenrode Business University, a Master's degree in Sociology from Vrije University Amsterdam and a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD.

In March 2025, Mr. Dijk stepped down as Chief Marketing Officer at Booking.com. There, he led the company's global marketing initiatives and played a critical role in shaping marketing strategy and execution across multiple areas, including brand, social, performance, growth and AI marketing.

Prior to joining Booking.com, Mr. Dijk was Vice President of Global Marketing at Google for over 10 years. In this role, he led the global strategy and management of Google's marketing activities, with a particular focus on advertising product solutions and paid media campaigns. His career also includes key roles at Capital One in Europe, where he was Director of Marketing and a member of the Executive Leadership Team, and at Unilever in the ice cream and frozen food divisions.

Mr. Dijk is currently neither a member of other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half-sentence 1 AktG nor of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half-sentence 2 AktG.

Mr. Dijk currently has no other significant activities within the meaning of the German Corporate Governance Code.

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